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This worksheet will show you how to work out different types of questions on
factors, multiples and primes. Each section contains a worked example, a
question with hints and then questions for you to work through on your own.
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Section A
Worked Example
Factors of 40:
Start finding factors from 1 working your way upwards - remember factors come in pairs.
Multiplying the numbers together in each row leads to the number 40.
8 and 5 are repeated, when this happens, all the factors have been found.
Factors of 24:
6 and 4 are repeated which means all factors have been found.
Step 3: Find all the common factors and then find the highest common factor (HCF)
Common factors: 1, 2, 4, 8
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Guided Example
Step 2: Repeat step one for all other numbers in the question.
Step 3: Find all the common factors and then find the highest common factor ( HCF )
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𝑥𝑥 = 2 ✕ 2 ✕ 2 ✕ 3 ✕ 3 ✕ 5
𝑦𝑦 = 2 ✕ 3 ✕ 3 ✕ 5
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Section B
Worked Example
Step 1: Write out multiples of the numbers until a common multiple is found.
9 9 18 27 36
12 12 24 36 …
Guided Example
Step 1: Write out multiples of the numbers until a common multiple is found.
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8. A blue light flashes every 8 seconds, a red light flashes every 12 seconds and a
green light flashes every 14 seconds.
a) After how much time does all the three lights flash together?
b) When will all the lights flash together for the third time?
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Section C
Worked Example
Step 2: Divide these factors into further factors until each factor at the end of the tree is a prime
factor which hence, cannot be divided further.
48 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 2 × 2 = 𝟑𝟑 × 𝟐𝟐𝟒𝟒
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Guided Example
Step 2: Divide these factors into further factors until each factor at the end of the tree is a prime
factor which, hence, cannot be divided further.
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10.
a) Find the prime factorization of 45 and 60.
b) Using answer to part (a), find the highest common factor of 45 and 60.
11. Suppose 𝑤𝑤 = 22 × 3 × 5.
Find the prime factorisation of 36𝑤𝑤.
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